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applegrove

(118,501 posts)
Wed Jul 28, 2021, 01:54 PM Jul 2021

COVID-19 could cause male infertility and sexual dysfunction -- but vaccines do not

COVID-19 could cause male infertility and sexual dysfunction — but vaccines do not

New research has found that some men who have had COVID-19 might experience unwanted sexual side effects

By RANJITH RAMASAMY at Salon

PUBLISHED JULY 28, 2021 8:45AM (EDT)

https://www.salon.com/2021/07/28/covid-19-could-cause-male-infertility-and-sexual-dysfunction--but-vaccines-do-not_partner/

"SNIP.....

I am the director of the Reproductive Urology Program at the University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine. My colleagues and I analyzed the autopsy tissues of the testicles of six men who died of COVID-19 infection.

The result: COVID-19 virus appeared in the tissues of one of the men; decreased numbers of sperm appeared in three.

Another patient – this one survived COVID-19 – had a testis biopsy about three months after his initial COVID-19 infection cleared up. The biopsy showed the coronavirus was still in his testicles.

Our team also discovered that COVID-19 affects the penis. An analysis of penile tissue from two men receiving penile implants showed the virus was present seven to nine months after their COVID-19 diagnosis. Both men had developed severe erectile dysfunction, probably because the infection caused reduced blood supply to the penis.

.....SNIP"

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COVID-19 could cause male infertility and sexual dysfunction -- but vaccines do not (Original Post) applegrove Jul 2021 OP
Nature's way Mme. Defarge Jul 2021 #1
Karma really does have a way with working things out...it never works to go against science PortTack Jul 2021 #4
If true Ananda62 Jul 2021 #2
Poor right wing magat incels... Ohio Joe Jul 2021 #3

Ananda62

(257 posts)
2. If true
Wed Jul 28, 2021, 02:07 PM
Jul 2021

This is the exact opposite of what the Q crowd is saying. I’ve read too many posts by antiVAXXers claiming the vaccine causes fertility issues. There’s no way to convince them otherwise.

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